How many railroad crossings are in Pennsylvania?

The FRA inventory of 21 October 2026 lists 3,616 public railroad crossings in Pennsylvania. 31% have gates, and 473 incidents were reported since 2016.

FRA inventory of . Sources and dates. For reporters
Public crossings
3,616
Public crossings with gates
31%
Incidents at public crossings since 2016
473
Public crossings with signs only
1,375

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  author = {{Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions}},
  publisher = {Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions},
  title = {Railroad crossings in Pennsylvania},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-21},
  version = {fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da},
  url = {https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/pennsylvania?revision=fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da}
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The map counts public and private crossings; the totals above count public crossings only. Use the legend to compare the number of crossings in each area.

  1. 3,616 public crossings are listed in Pennsylvania.

    The map shades each area by how many crossings it holds.

  2. 38% of public crossings in Pennsylvania have signs only, with no lights or gates.

    The map shows the share of crossings with signs only in each area.

  3. The largest group of Pennsylvania crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

    The map shows the median number of trains a day in each area.

How Pennsylvania's public crossings are equipped and used.

Most crossings in Pennsylvania have signs but no lights or gates.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

473 incidents have been reported in Pennsylvania since 2016.

Source: FRA incident reports, through 2026-07-31. An unfinished year is partial.

The largest group of Pennsylvania crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

Allegheny has more public crossings than any other county in Pennsylvania.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.
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Allegheny 209, York 183, Luzerne 174, Erie 157, Delaware 135, Washington 121, Montgomery 112, Berks 111, Lancaster 110, Philadelphia 109, Northumberland 99, Clearfield 89, Somerset 85, Westmoreland 85, Cumberland 83, Butler 79, Indiana 78, Fayette 77, Crawford 74, Mercer 73, Chester 70, Schuylkill 70, Bucks 69, Lehigh 65, Lackawanna 60, Blair 58, Cambria 57, Northampton 55, Adams 54, Franklin 54, Mckean 54, Lycoming 47, Dauphin 46, Beaver 44, Warren 43, Centre 40, Armstrong 37, Jefferson 36, Mifflin 35, Clinton 33, Elk 31, Columbia 29, Lawrence 25, Union 25, Venango 24, Lebanon 23, Bradford 22, Huntingdon 21, Montour 21, Tioga 18, Cameron 14, Monroe 14, Snyder 13, Greene 12, Carbon 10, Susquehanna 10, Wayne 9, Pike 8, Wyoming 7, Perry 5, Bedford 3, Juniata 1, Potter 1.

The federal inventory for Pennsylvania lists 6,564 crossing records, including 6,526 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 6,564 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
6,526 of 6,564 records38 records have missing information.
Reported road counts
3,900 of 6,564 records2,664 records have missing information.
Complete train counts
6,563 of 6,564 records1 record has missing information.

A complete train total requires valid daytime, nighttime and switching counts. Learn what reported train counts mean.

All 6,564 crossings in Pennsylvania, public and private

Records 1–100 of 6,564

Sources were checked on . Counts are reported records, not a rating of any crossing. Sources and dates